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Accepted 76561198072414696 (Refraction~/Impaler) (Alt account of reported scammer)

Discussion in 'Archived Reports' started by Trusty, Sep 26, 2012.

  1. Trusty

    Trusty New User

    Messages:
    2
    Steam:
    STEAM_0:0:44049482
    Bear with me, I don't know the correct way to format when there are two accounts under the "scammer" section.

    Scammer:

    steamID: Refraction~
    steamID32: STEAM_0:0:56074484
    steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198072414696
    customURL:
    steamrepURL: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198072414696

    ALSO KNOWN AS

    steamID: Impaler
    steamID32: STEAM_0:1:51246405
    steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198062758539
    customURL:
    steamrepURL: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198062758539

    Victim:steamID: Trusty
    steamID32: STEAM_0:0:44049482
    steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198048364692
    customURL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/trustydota
    steamrepURL: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198048364692

    Note, he did not actually scam me. I was aware he was attempting to scam me when he offered such a high amount for my Kantusa sword, and looked up his steamrep and sure enough he was a scammer. I also noticed he was trade banned on steam, so I played dumb in an attempt to find what other account he was going to use to actually trade with me, so that I can report his alt account and get it marked as a scammer's account as well.

    Screenshots:
    This is the conversation with "Impaler"
    http://imgur.com/avdrz
    http://imgur.com/6nw7l
    This is the conversation had with his second account "Refraction~"
    http://imgur.com/PiFDr
    (All screen shots in chronological order, with a little bit of overlap when he was typing on both to tell me he was who he said he was)

    Description:
    I have a Kantusa the Script sword and I got a random friend invite from "Impaler" to trade for it. He had no items in his inventory stating he was a 'paypal trader'. His steamrep revealed that what he actually meant was an "item thief". I also noticed his account was trade-banned so I just played dumb seeing what he would do to work around this. He added me on his second account, I revealed that I knew he was reported for scamming, told him I was going to report him, and here we are.

    Also, his supposed name is "John Smith" so I mean, come on dude.
  2. CanadianInvasion

    CanadianInvasion Retired Staff

    Messages:
    2,389
    Steam:
    STEAM_0:1:11860924
    Tagged the alt and noted the relationship. Thanks for the report.